These last few days have left me with a serious case of the blahs or in a major slump! So many times I have gotten word and given hope that Callan is coming home only to discover that he will have to stay "a few more days". He finally got over his infection and his feeding has been much better lately since we introduced medication for reflux. The latest concern is that he turns completely blue and his oxygen saturation in his blood goes way down anytime he gets mad and cries. He recovers quickly as soon as he is calm, but it is concerning to me and the rest of his medical team. His heart is completely fine, so that is good news :) They are suspecting that it is due to increased blood pressure in his lungs, which is present in all newborns but goes away within a couple days. They are going to trial a medication to try and resolve it. The funny part of this all is the medication is none other that the infamous "little blue pill" aka Viagra! How many people can say that there 4 week old son is taking Viagra. I guess the medication was originally designed to treat pulmonary hypertension (what Callan has) but was re-labeled and marketed after discovering this "positive" side effect! Ha! The drug companies obviously knew they would make way more selling an ED medication than a heart medication. They will know if it is working within 24 hours, so fingers crossed. It was my personal goal to have him home before Thursday, which marks 4 weeks since Callan was born.
So, in light of me hitting a wall of disappointment every couple of days, and Rylie crying for me last night and today, I decided to come home today for a couple of hours. As a result, the nesting urge began surging stronger than ever! I have gone through 3 bins of clothes (that I currently have no place to put away), set up Callan's bed in our room, and organized extra crib sheets and burp cloths by the bed :) It is taking every last ounce of will power not to start rearranging furniture! I am really hoping that by the weekend we will be home because I am going stir crazy over at that hospital and really tired of living out of a suitcase! I would pay a million dollars to sleep in my own bed with my little boy sleeping next to me!
Praying all the time for you guys! Hang in there. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for taking the time and energy to keep us all in the loop. Thinking about you often and inspired daily by Callan's progress - tough little bugger.
ReplyDeleteAll our love,
Robert, Susie, Sofie, Finn and Daisy